UNEMPLOYMENT.
PROVIDING FOR THE WINTER. MINISTER’S STATEMENT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Now that the winter is approaching there is a revival of talk as to the necessity for organising to counter unemployment. The Minister for Public Works (Hon. J. G. Coates) states that the matter has not been lost sight of. Men are being drafted to public works; the Government has set aside £250,000 for the purpose of providing employment, and the money will be spent on reproductive work". Those unable to do hard manual work will be employed on afforestation. All relief work being on the contract system, payment has been arranged so that the average man should earn 10s a day, but some gangs make a-s much as 15s 6d per day per man. When the last return was made, 5010 men were employed on public works. Almost 1000 of these are relief workers. The local bodies are also prvoiding tfork.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 April 1922, Page 5
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155UNEMPLOYMENT. Taranaki Daily News, 6 April 1922, Page 5
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